Fritz



F. 0. VON TOBEL (NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME M. J. HARDING).

HOLDER FOR FLAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-31,1918.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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FRITZ O. VON TOBEL, (NOW LBYJ UDIGIAL'CH-AN GE GE NAME';MARCELLE;JOHN'HARDING,')

OE NYEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOR FLAGS AND OTHER ARTICLESA Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 31,1918. Serial No, 260,512.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ O. VON TOBEL,

. a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, re-

siding at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in- Holders for Flags and otherArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for flags and other articles, and hasfor its object to construct such an article in an ornamental andattractive form; to provide means formed with said holder whereby thelatter may always be maintained in itsnormal position, and even whentilted will return thereto; and also to provide eflicient means forholding flags or other articles therein.

A further object of my invention is to construct such holders insectional form, with means for removably securing such sectionstogether, and to provide upon the exterior of the holder a suitablepanel adapted to contain lettering or words referring to the holder orthe articles displayed thereon, or otherwise.

These and other objects of my invention are set forth in the followingspecification, and shown in the accompanying drawing, which forms amaterial part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a frontelevational view of one of my holders showing flags supported thereby;and,

Fig. 2 is a central, vertical, sectional view of the holder.

My holder may be molded, cast, or otherwise formed of any suitablematerial, and of any desired form or shape. I prefer however toconstruct it in the form of a globe or hemisphere as shown in thedrawing.

I form the holder in two sections or hemispheres, 10, 11, the lowersection having an inturned, upwardly projecting flange 12 at its top,which is exteriorly screw-threaded at 13, and with an inwardlyprojecting opening or thimble 14 centrally disposed in its bottom, andadapted for use when the holder is to be used upon a standard. The top,or crown, portion of the upper section may be thickened as shown in Fig.2 to reinforce it against the bending or buckling strain of the articlesmounted thereon.

Heavy material, such as lead, 15, forming a weight, is secured in theinterior of the section 10 at the bottom thereof, the thimble 14 aidingin holding the same in place.

The upper section 11 is formed with a downwardly projecting flange 16,which is provided with interior screw-threads 17, adapted to engage thethreads 13 upon the flange 12 of the lower section to hold the saidsection together while permitting of their separation when desired.

The exterior of the flange 16 is formed into a panel 20, ribs 18, 19, atthe top and bottom thereof respectively, inclosing said panel. Suitablelettering, or words, referring either to the holder itself, or to thearticles supported thereby, may be molded, cast, or otherwise placedupon, or aflixed to, this panel.

In the upper portion of the section 11 I form seats or openings 21adapted to receive the standards 22 of the flags 23, or other articlesto be sup orted by the holder, and in order to provide a more secure andefficient support for the same I form bosses or other reinforcements 2 1around said seats 21.

My holder thus constructed with its weighted lower section will usuallymaintain its normal operative position, and even if tilted, accidentallyor otherwise, will re turn thereto. Moreover the central panel providesa desirable means for displaying advertisements or other suitablematter, while the upper section with its reinforced seats acts as areliable support for one or more articles.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A holder for flags and other articlescomprising a hollow globular body formed in upper and lowerhemispherical sections, the wall of the crown portion of the uppersection being thickened, said crown portlon having a series of spacedopenings therethrough, said openings extending in alinement with theaxis of the globular body, and means for holding said body in an uprightposition.

2. A holder for flags and other articles comprising a hollow globularbody formed in upper and lower hemispherical sections, the wall of thecrown portion of the upper section being thickened, said crown portionhaving a series of spaced openings therethrough, said openings extendingin aline- Patented Sept.:=2, 1919.--

ment With the axis of the globular body; a Weight in the bottom of saidlower hemispherical section, and a; socket formed in the bottom of saidlower section. r

3. A holder for flags and the like comprising a hollow globular bodyformed in upper and lower hemispherical sections, the crown portion ofthe upper section having a Copies of this patent may be obtained forseries of spaced openings therein, said open ings extending in alinementWith the axis of the globular body, andmeans for holding said'body in anupright position.

Iii testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, this13th day of May 1918.

. FRITZ O. VON T OBEL.

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